Tokyo Women's Medical University

Graduate School of Medical Science

Anesthesiology

About us

The Department of Anesthesiology at Tokyo Women's Medical University is committed not only to providing the best medical care available today, but also to training future anesthesiologists and providing post-graduate education.
We believe that the following three elements are essential to nurture excellent anesthesiologists: ① an abundant number of severe cases, ② senior anesthesiologists who are eager to educate, and ③ colleagues who are willing to do their best and share lifelong friendship to each other.
Cases and medical care system: The Department of Surgery at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital has one of the highest numbers of anesthesiology cases in Japan (10968 cases per year, 7785 anesthesia managing cases in FY2019), and provides guidance based on pathophysiology through rare and severe cases unique to a university hospital. The feature of our department is that surgeons take the initiative in performing highly difficult surgeries with themselves as the last resort, and also we are equipped to contribute to patient outcomes during the perianesthesia period from preoperative to postoperative periods in collaboration with the Department of Intensive Care Medicine.
Knowledge and Education: Not only on the clinical studies, but we are also committed to training anesthesiologists for both literal and scientific aspects by organizing the "Tokyo Women's Medical University Anesthesiology Grand Rounds", in which world-class speakers are invited, and through the reading of original English texts and occasional hands-on seminars throughout the year. Medical training program at The Tokyo Women's Medical University Anesthesiology Department blends the anesthesiology residency programs of Japan and the United States and is handmade for young physicians who desire a high-quality education as a pathway to becoming an anesthesiologist.
“Studying only by books without examining patients is like not going on a voyage at all. On the other hand, studying the phenomenon of disease without reading books is like going on a voyage without a chart.” - Words of Dr. William Osler, the father of internal medicine (translated by Shigeaki Hinohara).

Qualifications:
Qualification as an anesthesia advocate by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in the second year of residency (first year depending on initial residency experience) and as a board-certified anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist examination in the third year of residency
Aims qualification as a specialist in anesthesia in the fourth year of residency
In the fifth and sixth years of the residency program, they will be required to complete two more years of sub-specialization in anesthesiology and study the followings.
●　Cardiac, macrovascular and thoracic surgery anesthesia: JB-POT (Japanese Board Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography),NBE (National Board Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal --Echocardiography-Advanced), Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist
●　Area anesthesia block: Japanese board-certified area anesthesiologist, ESRA (European regional anesthesia accreditation)
●　Intensive care area: Intensive care specialist
●　Pediatric anesthesia (in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesiology, National Center for Child Health and Development): board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist
●　Pain Clinic (in the future)
●　Obstetric anesthesia (in the future)
●　Palliative care (in the future)

We also support those who wish to take the specialist and certification examinations in each field through training, and provide opportunities to be involved in international clinical research and support for study abroad (basic and clinical).

Research

In addition to contributing to current medical care, the Department of Anesthesiology at Tokyo Women's Medical University is conducting medical research aimed at advancing the future of medical care.

■　Single-center study
・Prospective research (basic and clinical research)
Theme: Mechanism of anesthesia-induced hypotension
Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare Research Information: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-24K12079/
・Prospective study (basic research, period extension in progress)
Theme: Effect of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants on macrophage-mediated inflammatory response regulation Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare Research Information: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19K09315/
・Prospective research (clinical research)
Theme: The use of haptoglobin to prevent renal dysfunction caused by hemolysis during cardiopulmonary bypass jRCT detailed information: https://jrct.niph.go.jp/latest-detail/jRCT1031190038

■　Multi-center collaborative research
Theme: Investigation into the incidence of myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery
UMIN: UMIN000053416 In-charge: Department of Anesthesiology, Kyushu University
Theme: An open-label, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group comparative study exploring the effectiveness of the COOPDECH AMY PCA for postoperative pain
jRCT detailed information: https://jrct.niph.go.jp/latest-detail/jRCTs062210006

In addition to this, we conduct various retrospective studies, including research on pregnant women with congenital heart disease, which is a specialty of our hospital, and postoperative acute renal dysfunction.
Please contact us for more details.

Faculty

Professor and Division head Yasuko NAGASAKA
Professor Satoshi KUROKAWA
Professor (Fixed Term) Kyoko OZAKI
Visiting Professor Fumito ICHINOSE
Visiting Professor Hiroyuki SUMIKURA
Visiting Professor Kouichirou NANDATE
Clinical Professor Yasuyuki SUZUKI
Associate Professor Tomoki SASAKAWA
Associate Professor Ryuusuke OKANO

Related links

Research Achievements Database

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